‘Army Sanath,’ accomplice to ‘Harak Kata,’ arrested

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By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): A drug trafficker who goes by the alias ‘Army Sanath’ has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force, during a raid in Ahangama area.

The wanted criminal is believed to be a weapons accomplice to underworld gangster Nadun Chinthaka aka Harak Kata, and is said to be wanted for a series of crimes in the country.

The suspect was arrested for the possession of 15g of heroin, and is believed to have been operating the criminal and drug network of Harak Kata.

According to STF investigations, Sanath at the behest of Kata had delivered arms used to carry out shooting in the recent past, and wiped them clean after the crimes were committed, later to be handed over to various other individuals.

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